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The Logistics Management Module: Materials
Management (Mm)
MM Module and its Logistic Functions
Encompasses procurement, provisioning, and supply chain control-related activities and functions.
Includes MM-EDI, MM-IM, MM-IV, MM-PUR, and MM-WM as important components.
Material Master Data
Requires information such as material type, units of measure, and more.
Identifies characteristics relevant to stock and financial management.
Vendor Master Data
Contains key information about vendors.
Includes fields like vendor account number, company code, and account group.
Key Components of the MM Module
MM-EDI (Electronic Data Interchange): Standard for the exchange of business messages between companies.
MM-IM (Inventory Management): Allows planning, tracking, and control of inventory.
MM-IV (Invoice Verification): Prevents unnecessary payments and analyzes material movements.
MM-PUR (Purchasing): Optimizes purchasing processes, sets order limits, and compares supplier prices.
MM-WM (Warehouse Management): Manages warehouse structures and optimizes transport routes.
Organizational Structures
The MM module integrates with other SAP functional areas.
Key subcomponents include Material Requirements Planning (MM-CBP),
Purchasing (MM-PUR), Service Management (MM-SRV), among others.
FI Company
Each FI company is a legal entity with its own financial and economic statements.
Integration with Investment Projects
Costs can be allocated to Investment Elements when creating purchase documents and making warehouse reservations.
Investment projects naturally integrate with materials management.
Mandant Principle in R/3
SAP R/3 is an integrated and open system.
Records online operations from their origin and offers interactive processing.
Logical and Physical Warehouses
Responsible for managing and maintaining municipal warehouses.
Computerization streamlines inventory management and material valuation.
Plant
Represents an operational unit of a company.
Can be a manufacturing team, branch, or purchasing organization.
Purchasing Organization
Purchasing management aims to find efficient suppliers and reduce costs.
Helps determine procurement sources and monitors deliveries and payments.
Valuation Area
Manages stock valuation and other business aspects.
Adaptable to companies with complex sales processes.
MM Module Master Data
Includes components like LO-ECH, LO-LIS, LO-MD, LO-PR, LO-VC, and LO-EHS.
Master data is fundamental for materials management.
Purchasing Group
Controls rates and offers for a purchasing group, centralizing information.
Facilitates rate and offer searches.